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M8 crash in Glasgow City on 19 January 2003 at 10:55 involving a Toyota Supra

A Toyota Supra and a Suzuki Jimny were involved in a crash on the M8 in Glasgow City at 10:55 on Sunday 19 January 2003. A 27-year-old male passenger in the Suzuki Jimny was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet road with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Jan 2003
Sunday, 10:55
Vehicles
2
Toyota Supra and Suzuki Jimny
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.86386, longitude -4.12198, in the G34 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the North East, Glasgow City, G34 9BY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Glasgow City

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200397ED02201
Council area
Glasgow City
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
8
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 April 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Supra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    2,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Jimny

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,328 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Jimny)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 200397ED02201 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Glasgow City road accident statistics for 2003.